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What Does Building a Software Engineering Team and Building a Football Team Have in Common?

Super Bowl XLIX Seahawks vs. Patriots. Photo credit: ESPN

Super Bowl excitement is in the air. To get into the Super Bowl spirit, let’s play a game – Football Recruiting for a Day. Pretend we’re recruiters for a NFL football team. What are some things we should first think about as we prepare ourselves to recruit and build a champion team? Let’s begin!